Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

A wild trip to the land of fey…

2005 · 124 min · ★ 6.0 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.

Directed by Kankuro Kudo · Written by Kankuro Kudo

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